The actor Larry Hagman passed away recently and he will be missed. Most people remember Hagman as the individual who played the part of J.R. Ewing on the Dallas television series. He did however make...

It seems like natural disasters are daily occurrences. While reading the newspaper over breakfast, we learn of a wildfire in Arizona. While driving to work, we hear of a drought in Africa and an epidemic...

Estate planning can seem like a matter of moving assets around and creating financial instruments that allow for their transfer after your death, and of course this is a large and important part of the...

Countless people make charitable contributions each year. Some people give cash. Some people give their old car, others the very shirts off their backs. Some give shares of stock, and others give their time. The...

Over the summer Bill Gates and Warren Buffet issued a challenge to the nation’s richest individuals asking them to pledge that they will donate at least half of their fortunes to charity over time. Gates...

On December 17, 2010, the President signed into law The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010. This bill restores the IRA Charitable Rollover for 2010 and permits its use in...